The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Lance Corporal J T Foulger

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Lance Corporal John Thorold FOULGER, L/10817, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 22nd July 1916, age 20.

Born Clerkenwell, EC, son of Francis Thomas Foulger, of 10, Lloyd Street, Lloyd Square, London.

1911 Census - 10, Lloyd St., Lloyd Street, London, WC. - Francis Thomas Foulger, head, age 48, married, builder & decorator, born Clerkenwell, London; Eliza Foulger, wife, age 46, married 18 years, 9 children, all still alive, born Camberwell, London; Philip Francis Foulger, son, age 17, single, apprentice electrical engineer, born Clerkenwell, London; Dorothy Margaret Foulger, daughter, age 16, single, school, born Clerkenwell, London; John Thorold Foulger, son, age 15, single, school, born Clerkenwell, London; Stephen Gordon Foulger, son, age 13, school, born Clerkenwell, London; Thomas Martin Foulger, son, age 12, school, born Clerkenwell, London; Mary Katherine Foulger, daughter, age 10, school, born Clerkenwell, London; Lawrence Edward Foulger, son, age 8, school, born Clerkenwell, London; Christopher Alban Foulger, son, age 6, school, born Clerkenwell, London; Bernard Charles Foulger, son, age 5, school, born Clerkenwell, London; Florence Alice Knott, servant, age 14, general domestic servant, born Reading, Berkshire.

Enlisted Holborn, EC, age 18 years & 8 months, height 5ft 8 inches, weight 150lbs, fresh complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, scar on left forearm. Formerly clerk.

Home 14th October 1914 to 30th August 1915; BEF 31st August 1915 to 22nd July 1916.

14th October 1914, enlisted; 15th October 1914, Cavalry Depot, joined 9th Lancers of the Line, Service No.4401; 10th February 1915, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal; 28th March 1915, appointed paid lance Corporal; 3rd June 1915, transferred to Royal West Kent Regiment & posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 31st August 1915, posted BEF & 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 1st September 1915, landed 5 Infantry Base Depot; 9th September 1915, joined battalion "A" Company, In the Field; 8th November 1915, appointed paid Lance Corporal; 22nd July 1916, posted wounded & missing.

13th June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, Francis Thomas Foulger, 10, Lloyd Street, Lloyd Square, WC1; Mother, Edith Eliza Foulger, 10, Lloyd Street, Lloyd Square, WC1; Brothers - Philip Francis Foulger, age 26, 10, Lloyd Street, Lloyd Square, WC1; Stephen Gordon Foulger, age 21, 10, Lloyd Street, Lloyd Square, WC1; Thomas Martin Foulger, age 20, 10, Lloyd Street, Lloyd Square, WC1; Lawrence Edward Foulger, age 16, 10, Lloyd Street, Lloyd Square, WC1; Christopher Alban Foulger, age 15, 10, Lloyd Street, Lloyd Square, WC1; Bernard Charles Foulger, age 13, 10, Lloyd Street, Lloyd Square, WC1; Sisters - Dorothy Margaret Foulger, age 24, 10, Lloyd Street, Lloyd Square, WC1; Mary Katherine Foulger, age 18, 10, Lloyd Street, Lloyd Square, WC1.

Buried at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, IX. E. 14., Longueval, Somme, France.

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